Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights In Canada)

Original and similar lyrics

Up in a meadow in Jasper, Alberta, two men and four ponies on a long lonesome ride.
To see the high country and learn of her people,
the ways that they lived there, the ways that they died.
And one is a teacher and one a beginner just wanting to be there and wanting to know.
And together they're trying to us a story that should have been listened to long, long ago.
How the life in the mountains is living in danger from too many people, too many machines.
And the time is upon us, today is forever, tomorrow is just one of yesterday's dreams.
Cold nights in Canada and icy blue winds, the man and the mountains are brothers again.
Clear waters are laughing, they sing to the skies. The Rockies are living, they never will die.
Up in a meadow in Jasper, Alberta, two men and four ponies on a long lonesome ride

(Chely Wright/Brad Paisley)
Flight 709 pulled up to the gate
An hour and 45 minutes late
And of course our connection was already in the air
Spent a day of our vacation in Chicago O'Hare
And like musical chairs at the baggage belt
We were the last ones standin' there when nothin' came out
Looking back now on our string of bad luck
That just wasn't our day but you know what?
That one night in Las Vegas
Lyin' there with you
Was well worth everything that you and I went through
And so it goes, our life's been that way
Puttin' out fires, takin' it day by day
And look at this year, it's been our hardest one yet
Just when we thought it had gotten bad as it could get
You got transferred to Denver, I stayed behind
Put the house on the market 'bout went outta my mind
And your dad got sick, I've never seen you so scared
We almost didn't make it through the year
But that weekend in the mountains
In a cabin all by ourselves
Makin' that one memory made up for everything else
Oooh me and my insecurities
You and your stubborn pride
If we've learned anything it's there's no winner when we fight
So this mornin' in our kitchen
After talkin' all night long
We finally stopped tryin' to figure out
Who's right and who is wrong
And when you hold me like you're holdin' me
And I kiss your tired face
We know we took the long way here
But wound up in a better place
Baby one night in Las Vegas
Or one weekend in the mountains
Any moment we're together makes up for everything else

Sit there with a blank expression
Say you can't go on anymore
It's not like me to come out and help you
Mabye I've been down this road before
Been living in the shadows
Now you come out slow
Now you're in the saddle
Got to ride a long
Now you're dream was shattered
These days are through
Maybe something mattered
It's not just for you
Some are gonna go for broke
Some are gonna lay down
I've been too long standing still
All I know is whenever you need me
You reach out and set me in motion
Looking out on that long valley
Telling me I've come so far
You're the reason I finally got there
You're the reason it's been so hard
Been living in the shadows
Now you hear the call
Now you're in the saddle
You got to ride or fall
Now you push a little harder
Like I showed you to
There's a day you'll be calling
And I'll look you to you
Some are gonna go for broke
Some will lay down
I've been too long
Standing still
All I know is whenver you need me ( 2nd rep-I'll pick you up whenever you stumble)
You just reach out and set me in motion
(repeat x2)

SHOUT
Michael Jackson
Verse
Ignorance of people purchasing diamonds and necklaces,
And barely able to keep the payments up on their lessons,
And enrolled in a class and don't know who the professor is,
How low people go for the dough and make a mess of things,
Kids are murdering other kids for the fun of it,
Instead of using their mind or their fist, they put a gun in it
Wanna be a part of a clique, don't know who's running it,
Tragedy on top of tragedy you know it's killing me.
So many people in agony, this shouldn't have to be,
Too busy focusing on ourselves and not His Majesty,
There has to be some type of change for this day and age,
We gotta rearrange and flip the page,
Living encaged like animals and cannibals,
Eating each other alive just to survive the nine to five,
Every single day is trouble while we struggle and strive
Peace of mind's so hard to find.
Chorus
I wanna shout, throw my hands up and shout
What's this madness all about
All this makes me wanna shout
You know it makes me wanna shout,
Throw my hands up and shout
What's this madness all about
All this makes me wanna shout, c'mon now
Verse 2
Problems, complications and accusations
Dividing the nations and races of empty faces
A war is taking place.
No substitution for restitution, the only solution for peace
Is increasing the height of your spirituality.
Masses of minds are shrouded, clouded visions
Deceptions and indecision, no faith or religion, how we're living.
The clock is ticking, the end is coming, there'll be no warning,
But we live to see the dawn.
Bridge
How can we preach, when all we make this world to be
Is a living hell torturing our minds.
We all must unite, to turn darkness to light,
And the love in our hearts will shine.
Verse 3
We're disconnected from love, we're disrespecting each other
Whatever happened to protecting each other
Poisoned your body and your soul for a minute of pleasure,
But the damage that you've done is gonna last forever.
Babies being born in the world already drug addicted and afflicted,
Family values are contradicted.
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust, the pressure is building and I've had enough.
Chorus...

Day in and out what my life's all about
Are the things that you find far to boring
Washing and cooking and staying good-looking
While you get to do the ignoring
Will it ever be my turn to say where we're going?
Will it ever be my life that we're planning for?
I've been living this way far so long without growing
I want more
I need attention not mere condescension
But you just don't get the distinction
Pushing and shoving does not equal loving
Which seems on the brink of extinction
What became of the prince who was oh, so disarming?
What became of the sweet man at my beck-and-call?
Could it be that Prince Charming turned out not so charming
After all
After all
I want magic carpets, I want true romance
I want moonlight cruises to the South of France
And I want kisses that go on for days
I want more than this is in so many ways
I want more ful-filling
I want equal billing
I want champagne chilling at the door
So, in short, I'm saying if you want me
I want more
When did the me that I so long to be
Lose her natural sense of direction
When did the you that I'm turning into
Get a trifle too tense for affection
Can we ever get over this thing about winning?
Can we ever recapture a moment that's past?
If we simply begin with a brand new beginning
Will it last?
Will it last?
I want Shakespeare sonnets, I want oohs and aahs
I want long stem roses in a Gucci vase
And I want kisses that go on for days
I want more than this is in so many ways
I want more relating
I want less debating
I want all that I've been waiting for
So, in case you're listening, if you want me
I want more
I want to fly throught that storybook sky
Where two people in love always travel
I want to be like some deep mystery
That you simply can't wait to unravel
I want to soar ten feet off of the floor
When you walk through the door
Like I used to before...
I want magic carpets, I want true romance
I want moonlight cruises to the south of France
And I want kisses that go on for days
I want more than this is in so many ways
I want more fulfilling
I want equal billing
I want champagne chilling at the door
So, in short, I'm saying if you want me
Give me more relating
Give me less debating
Give me all those things I'm waiting for
So, in case you're listening, if you want me
Really want me
If you want me...
I want more

You're unsure and you're not ready so that must mean I want you
You're unavailable and disinterested and to you I look for comfort
A million times in a million ways I will try to change you
A million months and a million days I'll try to somehow convince you
I have waited for you and adjusted for you and I'm done
I have deferred to you and enabled you and I'm done
You're too young or you're too old or you're simply not inclined
You're asleep or you're withholding be that my cue to crave you
Several times in several ways I'll try to squeeze love from you
Several hours and several ways I'll feast on scraps thrown from you
I have bent for you and I've deprived for you and I'm done
I have depressed for you and contorted for you and I'm done
I have stifled for you and I've compromised for you and I'm done
I have silenced for you and sacrificed for you and I'm done
It. won't be long before I am reclaimed
It won't take long and I'll be on path again
It won't be easy for us to disengage
I'm at the end of self deprivation stage
You're afraid of every woman afraid of your inner workings
You cringe at the thought of living under the same roof as me god and everything
A million times and a million ways I've tried to alter to match you
Several times every several days I've tried to uncrush on you